BDA welcomes student finance move

Fri, 08 Jul 2011

The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed the decision to cover all 2012-13 entrants to dentistry courses' fees.

According to Dentistry.co.uk, student finance bursaries will cover the cost of the five-year course for those entering the university system next year.

The BDA said it was a good stop-gap solution until a more permanent answer can be found to the issue of student finance in the oral health study field.

BDA student committee chair Martin Nimmo explained that the reprieve is a common-sense move that helps would-be dental students feel comfortable about applying for entry with a clear idea of the student finance package available to them.

"But this is only a short-term measure," he said.

"It's vital that the breathing space this gives is properly utilised by the Departments of Health and Business, Innovation and Skills to talk to the professions concerned and broker an appropriate long-term arrangement that is in line with the fair access agenda and that recognises the significant debts those studying for these degrees accrue."

In other news, a new taskforce has been set up to educate would-be students on the changes to university fees and how these will affect them.
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